With gratitude to humanity and the universe.
This short story is one of many acts of kindness my family received during the Lebanese civil war. I was 17 years old living with my...
My activism is kindness.
A small group of us got together. We were frustrated and anxious about the dark turn of world events. What could we do? What service could we offer that might make some small difference? We are all in the helping professions and Buddhists. We decided spreading kindness would be our niche.
May we love and unconditionally accept the world as it is, others as they are, and ourselves as we are. May we offer understanding and compassion for the conditions of greed hatred and delusion and for the ways we defend against our vulnerability and fragility. May we offer peace and joy.
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barbara friedman
- May 21
- 1 min
A Kindness
How would I make it through a single day without the kindness shown to me by my husband, neighbors, and strangers? Despite the myth of...
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barbara friedman
- May 15
- 1 min
Anonymous Offering
I have committed a significant indiscretion, a grave mistake. I have suffered hidden shame and guilt over this for years. The shame has...
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barbara friedman
- May 15
- 1 min
Anonymous Offering
My daughter and I have been estranged for 20 years or more. It has been very painful. I have told myself she had to do it to find her...
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barbara friedman
- May 15
- 11 min
The Myths
Medusa myth for blog The Minoan snake goddess Historians tell us that the Minoan Snake Goddess was powerful and revered in prehistoric...
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barbara friedman
- Apr 9
- 1 min
Be Open To All Experiences
The Guest house This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness...
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barbara friedman
- Apr 2
- 1 min
The healing of Medusa: A Dream Journey
May Sartan’s Poem: The myth as medusa: I saw you once, Medusa; we were alone. I looked you straight in the cold eye, cold. I was not...
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barbara friedman
- Mar 31
- 1 min
gracemount
Carl Jung provides us with dream, myth, and image as the middle way –- the bridge between conscious and unconscious. Gracemount...
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barbara friedman
- Mar 10
- 1 min
My Children are in Danger
I had a dream: I'm on a hill overlooking my house. My children are inside with ruthless men . I'm frozen, Helpless.and in danger . My...
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barbara friedman
- Mar 4
- 1 min
The Home of the Dream Whisperer
The good witch vocatta is a Jungian analyst. She introduces me to the language of myth, image and symbol linking my personal experience...
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barbara friedman
- Mar 1
- 1 min
The Minoan Snake Goddess
In ancient civilizations historians tell us the goddess was powerful, revered. The snakes held high in her outstretched arms were...
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barbara friedman
- Feb 24
- 1 min
The slaying of Medusa
The feminist interpretation of the myth describes the violent murder of Medusa, daughter of the ancient mother goddess, Gaia, symbolizing...
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barbara friedman
- Feb 18
- 1 min
What the FUCK
The personal and collective losses from the aggressive masculine take-over were devastating. Ravaged by chemicals and the stress of...
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barbara friedman
- Feb 17
- 1 min
Negative Animus
I am controlled by the sadistic masculine. I feel helpless, small and terrified
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barbara friedman
- Feb 16
- 1 min
Two Chalices of My Own Blood
I dreamed I had to drink two chalices of my own blood. In the myth of Medusa the blood from her right vein will cure. The blood from her...
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barbara friedman
- Feb 15
- 1 min
I Dropped the Ball
In the dream my young son and I are playing ball. I miss the catch and the ball falls into a deep ravine. I say,"Oh well, whatever." But...
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barbara friedman
- Feb 11
- 1 min
Pegasus Flies Through the Open Window
Finally the window opens, air flows, change is happening. The fixed anger and rage begin to dissipate. Out of the trapped claustrophobia...
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barbara friedman
- Feb 10
- 1 min
We are all on Fire: The burning Ship
I dreamed of a burning ship surrounded by a huge wild wave. Like the Buddha taught, I was on fire with greed, hatred and delusion. My...
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barbara friedman
- Feb 9
- 1 min
I Find a Ruby and a New Shakespearian Play
This dream marks a period the alchemists call the Rubedo, the return of the life force. The desires of the ego will never be satisfied....
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barbara friedman
- Feb 8
- 1 min
The Raft Dream
I have a dream I'm going across a river with my horse on the way to Dharmsala. This is where the Dali Lama fled for safety form Chinese...
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